Avalanche forecast

Yukon

Mar 22 – 23, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

New snow and wind continue to keep wind slabs reactive to rider traffic.

Use caution as you enter wind effected terrain.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    1–2

    Wind slabs will be most reactivity where they sit over facets or surface hoar.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No avalanche activity has been reported in recent days. If you do see an avalanche, please consider posting a MIN report

Snowpack Summary

10-15 cm of recent snow, with greater amounts in western White Pass, is being redistributed by primarily southerly winds.

Reports indicate that eastern areas of White Pass have a shallower, weaker snowpack. A buried layer of surface hoar or a hard crust, 30 to 50 cm deep, has produced recent cracking, whumpfs, and remains reactive in tests.

A December crust with facets sits 100 to 150 cm deep on all aspects up to 1750 m. This layer has not shown recent activity or significant test results.

Snow depth ranges from 100 cm at highway elevations to over 300 cm in the alpine.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with 1 to 2 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Monday

Mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 30 km/h southeast wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 30 km/h southeast wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.

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